Expecting India's low-paid, unorganised workforce to be part of a fully contributed social sector architecture is unrealistic, writes IAS officer serving in Bihar.
Minister Santosh Gangwar says the govt has carried out extensive consultations with stakeholders before passing the labour codes, but is still open to suggestions.
Food security has taken a major hit during the Covid crisis, with disruptions in supply chains, closure of schools and the hospitality industry, and large-scale unemployment.
The codes on industrial relations; occupational safety, health and working conditions; and social security aim to simplify archaic labour laws and give impetus to economic activity.
Mos V.K. Singh replied to a question by Congress leader Manish Tewari on the number of migrant workers who died on national highways after the lockdown was announced.
Several terror attack cases have been concluded by following the methods Maharashtra ATS used in the 7/11 case. It’s surprising that the high court didn’t find them worthy of legal scrutiny.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
Typical bureaucrat confused writing — and thinking. Headline of the long-winding article and writer’s conclusion are at odds. No wonder India is a such a mess.
(You will be hard-pressed to find even a single govt circular or notification which is well-thought and drafted — almost all require clarifications through subsequent notifications, sometimes the very next day!)
“The past experience shows that the desired objective can be achieved only through universal registration, portable benefits and sincere implementation in a specified time frame.”
Very true. But to achieve this, is it not necessary that potential recipients have a unique identity? I wonder why there are objections to issuing a statutory, unique identity to Indian citizens to be compulsorily used especially for benefits from the State. It is a difficult exercise as the same were ignored for decades since Independence. But it is an imperative. Elected representatives have to reconcile and find a way.
Else any approach to more equitable economic status, which is the ultimate aim of all policies, will remain a dream forever. Also all attempts to achieve better living conditions for all without identifying who should get what will at best be hollow overtures.
Typical bureaucrat confused writing — and thinking. Headline of the long-winding article and writer’s conclusion are at odds. No wonder India is a such a mess.
(You will be hard-pressed to find even a single govt circular or notification which is well-thought and drafted — almost all require clarifications through subsequent notifications, sometimes the very next day!)
“The past experience shows that the desired objective can be achieved only through universal registration, portable benefits and sincere implementation in a specified time frame.”
Very true. But to achieve this, is it not necessary that potential recipients have a unique identity? I wonder why there are objections to issuing a statutory, unique identity to Indian citizens to be compulsorily used especially for benefits from the State. It is a difficult exercise as the same were ignored for decades since Independence. But it is an imperative. Elected representatives have to reconcile and find a way.
Else any approach to more equitable economic status, which is the ultimate aim of all policies, will remain a dream forever. Also all attempts to achieve better living conditions for all without identifying who should get what will at best be hollow overtures.